Playtex One-Step Breast Milk Storage Kit
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PlaytexBrand: Playtex
Release Date: 2006-10-30
Model: 6535
Description of Playtex One-Step Breast Milk Storage Kit
Breast Milk Storage Kit lets you pump, store and feed your baby all in one Playtex?® Drop-Ins?® Liner. -No transferring bottles -No wasted breast milk -No bottles to wash -No extra bottles needed for storageModel: 6535
Dimensions: 2.00 (Length) 4.00 (Width) 6.00 (Height)
Baby Products Reviews of Playtex One-Step Breast Milk Storage Kit
Customer Review: Perfect if you are using the Playtex Drop-in System
Summary: 4 Stars
This storage system is perfect if you are already using the Playtex Drop-in System:
Pros:
1) No need to purchase separate storage bags for freezer. Since you are pumping and storing directly into the drop-in liners you'd be using for your drop-in bottles, no need to purchase separate bottles or storage bags. The kit comes with adapter that will work with certain popular pumps like my Medela. Make sure you purchase the newer kits, though. My sister-in-law unknowingly purchased an older kit which only came with one pump adapter instead of two.
2) Perfect amount for each feeding. Since you are using the exact same drop-in liner you would for a regular feeding, you freeze the exact amount you want. Anywhere from 1 oz to 10 oz. So no need to thaw an entire bag and have unused or wasted milk or worry about using all the milk in the bag within a certain amount of time. So far from what I've seen, other breastmilk freezer storage bags only store up to 5 or 6 oz at most. So if your baby is drinking more than 5 oz and the bag only holds 5 oz you have to thaw of those 2 bags? With the one step storage you just thaw what you need.
3) Convenient and less loss of milk and nutrients. Again, since you can pump directly into the drop-in liner, no need to purchase separate storage bags. It saves some time and steps. With the one step storage it: pump into drop-in liner, freeze, and when ready to use, screw onto nurser, thaw, and serve. With other storage systems, you pump into a bottle, pour into storage bag, thaw storage bag, and pour back into bottle. Think about how much milk and nutrients you are losing in all those extra transfers. Also, people have told me of incidents when other storage bags have leaked or they accidentally spill some of the milk in the transfer to or from the bottle.
4) Perfect for long trips: Just pop a frozen liner onto a nurser and it stays colder longer in your cooler for long trips.
Cons:
1) Kits only come in set of 6. And you have to purchase the entire kit, you can't just purchase additional rings and lids. I ended up purchasing a total of 4 kits. I found cheaper additional kits on e-bay. But I don't mind because when I'm not using them all in the freezer, I use them in the fridge for the "fresh" milk. When I run out of storage rings, I use the advice of another reviewer and take the liners out and throw them into a large freezer bag. If you plan to do this long term type of storage, make sure to freeze right side up instead of upside down as instructed, though.
2) Takes up more room in freezer. Since they don't freeze and store flat like other storage bags, it does take up more space in the freezer, but again, the convenience for me is worth it. When I take them out of the rings and throw them into the freezer bags, I am able to store more.
3) Doesn't work as well with the expandable 8-10 oz liners as instructed. Works perfectly with the 4 oz preformed liners, but the expandable 8-10 oz liners... well... expands so it would make it difficult to insert into nurser if frozen as instructed. It would probably work fine with the original preformed 8 oz liners. You can find these online and there are generic versions. I haven't used either of those, but have instead worked with the expandable liners. I'd freeze them right side up in the nursers instead of upside down as instructed, and once frozen, I pop them out through the bottom of the nurser and throw them into the freezer bag. When it comes time to use, I would reinsert through bottom of nurser to thaw. If you cannot get frozen liner back into nurser, just string through storage ring, top with storage lid, and then thaw. Then screw storage ring onto nurser for mess free thaw and transfer.
4) Liners can be difficult to read. It can be difficult to see the measurements on the clear liners, but I've learned to gauge pretty well the amounts and when you breastfeed you never know the exact amount anyways. If you're really anal about, just pump into the bottles provided with your pump and measure it out before pouring into liners.
Overall review:
Since I am already using the Playtex drop-in system, this storage system has been really convenient for me. My husband has little patience, so he would not have liked to have to thaw a separate bag and then pour that into a bottle to serve. In a bind I've taken a frozen liner straight out of the freezer and thawed in hot water in under 10 minutes.
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